How to play a possession mage wo. hoggin' the spotlight, I dont want to be a gamebreaker Options Track this topic Email this topic Print this topic Download this topic Subscribe to this forum Display Modes Outline Switch to: Standard Switch to: Linear+

[Lionhearted]

Lately i got intrested in Possession traditions (Mostly Tradition witchcraft and Kabbalah.. Voodoo aint exactly my cup of tea) Im all over it cause it opens up massive roleplaying opperturnities and is more stuffed with fluff than a gargantuan teddybear. However as I build the characters, I find a great liability.. possessing yourself with even mediocre force spirits (Force 6, or the like) not only gives you incredible adaptibility, but also you excel at pretty much anything you do, I see this as a potential gamebreaker as i can probably dust everything the GM throws our way and makes the game quite meaningless for my fellow players, Self possession however is one of the most attracting parts of possession traditions.
Please give some advice on how to structure the character, tips for how to play it and insight on how to resist the temptation of godhood.

The current character im planning is a traditional witch with roots in the Romanic sorcery heritage (read: Gypsy witch)

[Jaid]

What I want to know is can a hacker use VR while possessed by a high force spirit, and hack via a DNI while the spirit does its thing with his fleshform?

no. how many times do i have to repeat this?

THERE IS NO CHARACTER, THERE IS ONLY A SPIRIT WHEN YOU ARE POSSESSED.

if it helps, think of it as possession spirits do not add their force to the character's physical attributes, the character adds his physical attributes to the spirit's force. the character's skills, knowledge, experience, edge, magic, and so forth, are all pushed aside. the only thing the player contributes is a meatbody, any already-activated gear, and his physical attributes. that is all. the character cannot hack, he cannot rig, he cannot do ANYTHING, because he has been overwritten. heck, even a lot of already-active gear doesn't work for the spirit.

seriously, possession traditions are kinda good. so are materializing traditions. personally, i prefer materializing traditions in fact, but there is nothing that makes possession spirits especially amazing.